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In 2011, our city of Art and History emergesfitted with new flagship facilities whereasin 2012, this rich cultural heritage will em-bark upon a more enriched journey andtruly… out of the common !

Go out Gare Sud side to enjoy a first view-point on the Canal Saint-Félix and on this peaceful little marina, sheltered from the tumult of the Loire river. A first unusual vision: trees growing in some of the boats ! Aproposal from Fabrice Hyber, a reflection onthe place of nature and of its mutations.A few meters away, you can see the colouredand richly decorated dome of the LU Tower.Keep it in focus: this is le lieu unique, yournext destination. By pushing open the doorof these old Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factories,discover the most atypical national stage inFrance.You will have access to plenty of opportunities: enjoy a drink at the bar, stop atthe bookshop, visit the contemporary artexhibition in the Courtyard, that used tohouse the production workshops of La Pailled’Or, relax in the hammam or enjoy a firstview over Nantes from the top of its Tower.After leaving, cross the canal, under thisbridge, the water looks still but if you comeback by nightfall, you’ll get an unusual sightthanks to Nymphéa, an artwork by AngeLeccia, belonging to the cultural tour EstuaireNantes <> Saint-Nazaire. A young woman, anymph or a mermaid, quietly moving in anaquatic environment: the creature seems tobe imprisoned by the tunnel, her body seemsto disappear in the inhospitable narrow pas-sage. The light of the projection plays on themoving surface of the water, a quite percep-tible homage to Claude Monet’s painting

experiments. This water sprite is personifiedby Laetitia Casta, a worshipped icon of oursociety, that has become here a mythical andcontemporary nymph.

Then go back towards the cours Saint-Pierreand push open the door of the Chapelle del’Oratoire. This beautiful desecrated building,with a wooden arch evoking the hull of aship, is an annex of the Musée des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts museum) and houses tempo-rary exhibitions.Right in front the St Peter ’s and St Paul’s Ca-thedral, whose construction lasted 457 years,is standing in front of your eyes. Fall underthe spell of the clarity of this monument, remarkable for a number of reasons, from itsflamboyant gothic style, to its arches higherthan those of Notre-Dame-de-Paris (37,5 m),or to the masterpieces confined in its naves…

A few steps away, while the cobblestones foretell the medieval district, cross over thedrawbridge of the Château des ducs de Bretagne (the castle of the Dukes of Britanny)and discover Duchesse Anne’s residence.Fully restored, this fortified castle confines allthe architectural refinement of the court ofBritanny. It is the opportunity to visit themusée d’histoire de Nantes (museum of theHistory of Nantes) with the very contemporaryscenography, or, from the battlements, ask“Anne whether she can see anything coming”.

Then lose yourself in the pedestrian streets ofthe Bouffay district. Depending on yourcourse, you can go past timbered houses, theremains of an old Renaissance chimney onthe side of a building, the metal belfry with a

crown of angels blowing the trumpet at thefour cardinal points of Eglise Sainte-Croix(the Sainte-Croix church). A crossroads, anarea to stroll, to go shopping, the districtswarms with a permanent crowd and at nightchanges into a festive spot.

While crossing the Cours-des-50-otages toreach « the other city centre » – the one of theQuartier Graslin (Graslin district), namedafter its developer, that even if it was hit bythe bombings of the last global conflict, it remains one of the finest example of urbanplanning of the XVIIIth and the XIXth centuries– first look up to the Tour de Bretagne… Andwho knows, the boldest ones will be able toenjoy a 360° view on the urban communityof Nantes, perched on the 32nd floor, 150meters above the floor of the inhabitants ofNantes.

Come back down to earth for a shopping « àla nantaise » by crossing the Place Royalewhose fountain is reminiscent of the fact thatNantes is a city on a river, then walk up thestairs of the Passage Pommeraye, this shop-ping arcade dating back from the XIXth

century: there are very few cities in Europethat can boast of having a covered passagewith such an architectural value. This peacehave inspired more than one artist, fromJacques Demy, the filmmaker (Lola, UneChambre en ville), to Tardi, the cartoonist(L’Histoire du soldat inconnu). It results in theCrébillon street where you can « Crébillo-nate » among the chic boutiques.

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Up this street, enjoy a gourmet break at La Cigale, this Modern Style brasserie, registeredhistorical monument, offers at any time of theday a XXth century decorum as a lunch setting.The view from the terrace is also well worth avisit with a breathtaking view on the corin-thian columns of the Graslin Opera House.Open to the public, you will probably hear thelyrical outbursts of a diva or of an orchestra.

The musical notes ring out as far as the pea-ceful alley of the Cours Cambronne. The twinbuildings running alongside this publicsquare throw them back at each other mischievously. All of this doesn’t seem to bother the General, who, determined, gazingwhen he says: « the Guard dies but does notsurrender ». Make a detour via the NaturalHistory museum, one of the most importantin France in the number of specimens.Make your way to the Quai de la Fossethrough the small alleyways where, in formertimes, sailors used to enjoy themselves beforesailing back to faraway lands.

In this part of the city that opens up on theharbour, our slave-trading past resonates. Youcan share our work of collective memory byvisiting the Mémorial à l’abolition de l’escla-vage (Memorial museum dedicated to theAbolition of slavery) built by the artist KrzystofWodiczko and the architect Julian Bonder.

Cross the Loire river via the Anne de Bretagnebridge and leaning on the railing, take a moment to dream about the ocean (it’s not farfrom here !)… You can now discover the newdistrict of the Île de Nantes. Completely over-hauled for a few years, an urban planningprogramme on an amazingly large scale and

focused on energy has been developed there,where culture and creation are mixing withthe port, the industrial and the maritime heritage.

First of all stay in the realms of dreams and of the ocean, straddling one the animals ofLes Machines de l’île and of the Carrouseldes Mondes Marins (Merry-go-round of Marine Worlds). Why not going towards theStation Prouvé by Elephant ? This prototypeof a service station created in the sixties by thearchitect Jean Prouvé changes at night into amagic lantern, as an invitation to a still jour-ney and to a discovery of the artworksthrough an open air tour of Estuaire Nantes<> Saint-Nazaire.

Along the Loire River, compare yourself to theyellow Titan crane, discover the variousviewpoints offered by Les Anneaux by DanielBuren, Estuaire’s emblematic artwork. Conti-nue to the Hangar à bananes restored into asuccession of bars and of restaurants withtheir own various but original universe for adeserved break. The sight on Trentemoult, onthe estuary, and on the Chantenay district,will make you really want to go for a strollthere… This works out great, each of thesearea offers new facets that are essential foryour trip in Nantes !

Retrace your steps to discover more tho-roughly the contemporary architecture andthis changing area. Behind the naves of theElephant, La Fabrique appears suddenly, thenew pole for contemporary music and digitalart. Accross the street, and if it is dark, the art-work De temps en temps by François Morelletextends over 8 000 m2 of facade: red neons

(sun), white (clouds) or blue (rain) will forecastwith certainty the weather in four hours.While on the other side of the river you canthe Memorial stretching out, walk along thecontemporary architectures signed by thegreatest architects of our time and more par-ticularly the Courthouse designed by JeanNouvel, the Maison de l’avocat (Counselhouse), or again the incredible Manny buil-ding (from the nickname of the mammoth inthe movie “the Ice age”) of the Nantes agencyTetrarc to which two artworks of Estuaire arereacting with, to the new school of architec-ture of Nantes of Lacaton et Vassal. From itsterrace, its a new breathtaking vista that youwill discover and for those who’d rather take abreak, the peculiar sculpture and snack-barL’Absence designd by Atelier Van Lieshout iswaiting for you !

To finish off your visit, the district of the Feydeau Island links the Memorial to theChâteau des ducs de Bretagne thanks to a newheritage tour. Of the word « island », this areatoday only bears the name (around twentyyears were necessary for its filling) but thebuildings of the wealthy families of shipow-ners, put up on a sandy ground, have ignoredthese changes: they are leaning, creating avery peculiar optical effect ! Trimmed withmascarons (the head of animal, man orwoman placed on facades), equipped withwrought iron balconies, these residences illustrate with their pomp the whole dimen-sion of this commercial past. You can alsovisit the exhibition at the Temple du goût, atypical building dating back from the begin-ning of the XVIIIth century Baroque in style.

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... a new cultural offer that positions Nantes as the inevitable destination of urban tourism...

Les quais de Nantes

The metropole is one of the major cultural, artistic and creative pole in France but you haven’t seen anything yet…Château des ducs de Bretagne, lieu unique, Nantes-Angers Opera house, the Hangar à bananes exhibition place,

The Machines de l’île, the Memorial museum dedicated to the Abolition of slavery, the open-air museum of Estuaire, La Fabrique, the festivals, the heritage… Le Voyage à Nantes would like to make you discover this scattered monument

in one single tour that makes of Nantes a sought-after destination, as a city of art and culture.

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In 2012, culture turnsNantes upside down !

You thought you knew the westernmost urban centre in Europe ?

Les Machines de l’île – Île de Nantes

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1. Fabrice Hyber, œuvre Estuaire 20122. Le lieu unique, art contemporain3. Nymphéa, œuvre Estuaire4. Cathédrale, cryptes5. Château des ducs de Bretagne6. Quartier Bouffay7. Tour de Bretagne8. Quartier Feydeau9. Passage Pommeraye10. Opéra Graslin, La Cigale11. Muséum d’histoire naturelle12. Cours Cambronne13. Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage14. Les Machines de l’île, l’Eléphant15. Le Carrousel des Mondes marins16. La Station Prouvé17. Les Anneaux de Buren, œuvre Estuaire18. Le Hangar à bananes, art contemporain19. La Fabrique, 1% d’art20. Manny + œuvres Estuaire21. L’Absence, œuvre Estuaire...

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Le Voyage à Nantes, a new tour in town...

Le Voyage à Nantes : the eventfrom June 15th to Sept. 2nd 2012

To celebrate this new tour that we offer all year long, the Voyage invites you during summer 2012 to discover a city overrun by art inevery corner, a new and unexpected city, transformed, festive day andnight:

Last edition of the biennal event Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-NazaireThis cultural tour in the metropole is punctuated with new artworksthat will make you discover this fascinating territory between naturalresources and its rich heritage.A house on the Loire River that seems to sink but will not, rooms designed by artists in an elegant castle located halfway with the centreof Nantes and the Jade Coast that are as many doors towards phan-tasmagorical worlds, a cruise to Saint-Nazaire…

The masterpieces of the Musée des Beaux-arts’s collection(closed from September 25th 2011 to mid 2013 due to extension andrenovation works) will seek exile in various places of the city and willcreate a surprise effect.

Undiscovered perspectivesto differently look at our environment will be available to you.

The streets of Nantes, the restaurants, the hotels are changingthanks to the Brigades d’Interventions Plastiques (teams of Plastic artsinterventions) and art derogates from the ordinary.

Nantes gastronomy and our chefs’ talentswill be celebrated in convivial places to make you savour our best products.

Living treasures enact their power of intervention for performances or creationsthanks to which we will share with you the peculiar spirit of our destination !

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Château des ducs de Bretagne

Destination Nantes :the main dates in 2011/2012Royal de Luxe’s show: from May 27th to May 29th 2011

Opening of the Château du Pé: 1st July 2011.

Hellfest music festival in Clisson: From June 17th to 19th 2011.

Opening of La Fabrique: September 30th 2011

Opening of the Mémorial de l’Abolition de l’esclavage (Memorial museum

dedicated to the Abolition of slavery): October 20th 2011

La Folle Journée festival: from Feb 1st to Feb 5th 2012

(« The Russians from 1870 to nowadays »)

Opening of the Machines Gallery (La Galerie des Machines),

new formula: February 12th 2012

Opening of Le Voyage à Nantes, the Event: June 15th 2012

Opening of the Mondes Marins des Machines de l’île

(Marine worlds of the Machines of the Isle): July 15th 2012.

www.nantes-tourisme.com/groupesRegister to our professional newsletter to follow the current news of the Voyage à Nantes and the opening of the ticket sales office of the events in 2012.

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PRODUCTS FOR GROUPS:

Nantes, Sites and Monuments

Château des ducs de BretagneNantes history museum

The last castle of the banks of the Loire river before the ocean. Housedin the ducal palace, the 32 rooms of the museum offer a journey at theheart of five centuries of history. The contemporary scenography enables us to discover, thanks to multimedia displays, the rich history ofNantes as the singular architecture of the building. Pace on the 500 metresof the round path and enjoy various viewpoints of the city. An architectural and a museographic haven in the heart of the city…—Duration: 2 hours or 1 hours 30

Fixed price: 88€ / guide + 4€ admission per person

Group: 15 min / 25 max people per guide

Info + closed on Mondays (except in July and August)

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The Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum (free admission)

Designed by the internationally renowned artist Krzystof Wodiczkoand by the architect Julian Bonder, this memorial museum wasconceived as an urban, a political and an art project. On a revegetatedesplanade, 2 000 commemorative plaques recall the slave trade ship-pings that started from Nantes as well as the major trading posts inAfrica and in America. A contemplative trail, punctuated with quotesin every language, of all times and all places, becomes part of the Loirewaterfront, at the very spot where the slave ships used to berth. Bothunderground so as to evoke the holds of these dying places and alsoaerial to open the debate, this piece is unique in France. What a strangefeeling to wander under this waterfront at the same level of the LoireRiver in a luminous atmosphere and a particular soundscape.

Visiting Nantes in the days of shipowners and The Abolition of Slavery Memorial MuseumIn Nantes, we face the past to try to build the future in a better way… Thisvisit that will lead you to this great stone ship that is the Feydeau districtto the Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum will allow you to find outhow Nantes has developed and enriched via a triangular trade betweenthe most important French port at the time, the Guinean coasts and theWest Indies. Once an island in the city, the Feydeau district stands as thewitness to this period where shipowners used to form veritable dynas-ties. Discover the courtyards of their buildings, the stairs with a stonearch, the wrought iron of the finely worked balconies, the stone mascarons with the heads of seamen and of the Gods of winds andseas… The Memorial Museum will give to the visitors the keys to the un-derstanding of this transatlantic slave trade that made 11 million prisoners.—Duration 2h30 on foot

Fixed price 180€/group rate, 165,60€/ pro rate

GROUP 30 people max per guide

* / 2,3 km

*: easy trail / **: Trail with some restrictions /

***: Trail not recommended for anyone with mobility difficulties

: Disabled access / km: Estimated distance covered

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VANGROUPES

Château des ducs de Bretagne – musée d’histoire de Nantes

Le Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavage

Les Machines de l’îleLe Carrousel des Mondes MarinsA team of builders, of craftsmen and of artists, led by François Dela-rozière and Pierre Orefice, settled its workshop in the Naves of the oldshipyards of Nantes. Their imagination explore the treetops, the savannah or the seabeds. A bestiary of living machines are escapingfrom the workshop…At the very same spot where the big ships were built, at the crossroadsof the « invented worlds » of Jules Verne, of the mechanical universeof Leonardo da Vinci and of Nantes’ industrial history, these monu-mental structures are for all an invitation to dream and to travel.

Discover the Merry-go-round of the Marine worlds, a genuine360-degree panoramic theatre, that will receive the audience duringthe summer 2012 in an amazing urban sculpture dedicated to the sea.In the Marine Worlds, you will be the spectator of these strange anddisturbing marine creatures that will move in a huge room built onthree levels. You’ll discover the sea in all its states, from the seabeds,the abyss to the surface of the oceans.

Visit the Machines Gallery: As soon as February 2012, when the ele-ments of the Marine Worlds join the Merry-go-round, another universewill develop… Plants will be side by side with mechanical plants andwith the animals of the canopy. The visitor will sit astride a giant antthat will run on a treadmill… or a beetle larva coming from the ground.

Capacity: 300 visitors per hour.

The visit of the Machines de l’île takes approximately 2 hours 15:

From July 2012, it will include:

The Machines Gallery in its new scenography dedicated to plants, to the forest and to the tree.

The corridors of the Workshop and the film of the constructions (12 mn)

The branch of the heron tree, the march of the Great Elephant,

the visit of the Marine Worlds

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Group rate: 12,50€ per person

GROUP 15 people Min.

INFO + closed on Mondays (except in July and in August)

Guide on request

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Le lieu unique and its districtThe name of this atypical national stage is not only an allusion to itshistory, the one of the old Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factory where the famous Petit-Beurre used to be made. That too, is not a misleadingadvertising, this place being so peculiar. Visit the temporary exhibitionor stop at the bookshop, enjoy a drink in a deckchair on the terracebefore enjoying the sunset on the city from the belvedere with its gyrorama. A unique place with multiple choices…This Nantes’ sweet madness ! An area loaded with popular and indus-trial history whose rehabilitations reflects the contemporary architec-ture that is continuously developing in Nantes.—DURATION: 2h

FIXED PRICE 155€ per guide, 142,60€ / pro rate + 1,50€ the LU Tower per person


INFO + From Tuesdays to Sunday afternoons

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VANGROUPES

Le lieu unique, Scène nationale de Nantes

Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins


Guided tours

Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours:for an overall discovery of the cityThis combined tour on foot and by coach offers an overall and pano-ramic discovery of Nantes. It starts, on foot, with the visit of the Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul’s Cathedral then of the le Château des ducsde Bretagne (The castle of the Dukes of Britanny) from the inner cour-tyard and its battlements. Then, get on a coach for a tour through thehistoric parts of the city and Nantes’ tourist attractions.The tour ends with a stop at the top of the butte Sainte-Anne (theSainte-Anne hill) for an original viewpoint on the city: the port, the mo-numents of the historic city and the new district of the Île de Nantes. —DURATION 2 hours (1 hour on foot + 1 hour by coach)

FIXED PRICE 155€ / group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate

transport by coach not included


/ * / 1,1 km on foot / 12,5 km by coach

Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours:Act 1: Go down in historyGrasp the history of the city through a footpath in the districts of thehistoric centre. From Medieval times to the XIXth century, stroll aroundthe Bouffay medieval district on foot and go back in time by crossingthe Pommeraye Passage, the Graslin district and the Feydeau districtaccompanied by a guide. The tour ends with a stop at the Abolition ofSlavery Memorial Museum designed by Krzystof Wodiczko, a monu-ment on the waterfront of the Loire river which is unique in the world.—DURATION 2 hours on foot



/ ** / 2 Km

+Le Voyage à Nantes / Act 1 in 3 hoursA more detailed package in 3 hours with the visit of the Nantes history museum

DURATION 3 hours on foot: 1 hour 30 visit of the city + 1 hour 30 visit of the Museum

RATE 13€ per person

GROUP 20 to 25 people per guide

INFO + more detailed visit of the Castle on request

Le Voyage à Nantes in 2 hours:Act 2: the concentrated youth-islandThis tour explores Nantes’ modernity through a footpath in the newdistrict of the Île de Nantes. Leave from Les Machines de l’île installedin some old brownfield sites, then continue with an exploration ofthis district hovering between its industrial past and its creative future.In full mutation, this space embraced by the branches of the Loireriver can see buildings designed by the greatest contemporary archi-tects sprouting up and artworks by internationally renowned artistsspringing from the ground. A totally regenerating district that givesfree rein to originality and innovation.—DURATION 2 hours on foot

FIXED PRICE 155€ / Group rate, 142,60€ / pro rate


+Le Voyage à Nantes / Act 2 in 3 hoursA more detailed package in 3 hours with a guided visit

of the temporary exhibition of the Hangar à bananes.

DURATION 2 hours on foot + 1 hour visit of the exhibition



Estuaire by nightNight time art tourLes Anneaux by Daniel Buren illuminating the port, a poetic nymphwho took up residence in the waters of a canal, contemporary archi-tectures, a weather indicator running on the 8 000 m2 of a facade…By nightfall, the artworks of the permanent collection Estuaire Nantes<> Saint-Nazaire will offer you a different perspective on the city, anunusual way to discover the Île de Nantes. In the course of the tour,you will be invited to a friendly break at the very heart of an artwork !—RATE 13€ per pers. Group rate / 12€ per pers. Pro rate

Transport not included

Fixed supplement rate 50€ fom 9 pm


Departure time depending on the season

/ **/ 1,5 km

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VANGROUPES

Les Anneaux – D. Buren – Estuaire


The traditionals

A cruise on the Erdre riverLet yourself be caught by the magic of the « most beautiful river inFrance » according to François 1st.You will admire, all along this cruise,the treasure of an architectural heritage with its around twenty inaccessible manor houses, madness and castles nestled in greensurroundings.—DURATION 1 hour 45

RATE 11€ per person

GROUP: minimum of 20 people

+ Audioguide: 3€

Available restaurant on shore

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Lunch and cruise dinner on the Erdre riverClimb aboard for a lunch or a cruise dinner and get enchanted withthe treasures of the Erdre river. An unforgettable boat-ride embelli-shed with comments on the history of the river, its many castles, its fauna and flora… Share a unique moment around a service andgastronomy of quality.—Lunch: Departure 12.30 pm – Return 3.15 pm

From 46€ / person

Cruise with a band: + 2€ /person

3€ extra on Sundays from May to September and on Public holidays

Dinner: Departure 8.30 pm – Return 11 pm

From 54€ / person

3€ extra on Fridays and Saturday nights from May to September.

Group rate for a minimum of 20 people (rate TBC)

Info + Comments and background music

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A visit retracing Jules VerneRetracing the most famous people from Nantes is to relive the citythrough him: The medieval district, the Feydeau district, the 19th century neighbourhoods. This tour, between the places where JulesVerne lived and the ones he drew inspiration from will allow you todiscover the life and a few works of the most translated writer in theworld.—DURATION 2 hours on foot


GROUP 30 People max per guide

INFO + possible dramatization of the visit with a costumed actor (quote on request)

/ ** / 2 Km

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VANGROUPES

Erdre, “plus belle rivière de France“

GROUPS PACKAGES

Days in Nantes

Le Voyage à Nantes in 3 daysA three-day tour to efficiently discover thecity: its fascinating history, the tour’s novelties, its « upside down » spirit and itsbest viewpoints.

DAy 1Immerse yourself into the heart of the cityheritage: historic areas and monuments witnessing this past are the keys to unders-tand our history.

9.30 am – 12.30 am: The medieval district(Cathedral, Castle and its history museum)12.30 am: Lunch in the medieval district 2 pm – 5.30 pm: Districts with 18th and 19thcentury architecture (Pommeraye Passage,Rue Crébillon, Graslin theatre, Feydeau district, the Abolition of Slavery MemorialMuseum) and snack break at La Cigale.

RATE: 57€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying

people), 1 free access to driver – 54€ / pro rate

59,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people)

1 free access to driver – 56,50€ / pro rate

DAy 2 (by coach)Discover the best vistas on the city and itsmodern districts: contemporary architec-ture, contemporary artworks and discove-ries of the rivers and of the seas.9.30 am: Île de Nantes (Estuaire artworks,Hangar à bananes, Hangar 32, the Fabrique+ Courthouse)12am: Lunch on the district of Île de Nantes 2.30 pm: The Machines de l’île (Gallery andMerry-go-round)4.30pm: Snack in Trentemoult, old fishingvillage located on the south bank of theLoire river.

RATE: 62€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying

people), 1 free access to driver – 60€ / pro rate

67€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people)

1 free access to driver – 65€ / pro rate

Suggestion: Dinner at le lieu unique and discovery of the

Estuaire artworks at night.

INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for one day

Free access to sites

Lunch and snack break at La Cigale

NOT INCLUDED :

Transport by coach, Personal expenditures

Sunday and public holiday extra charge

DAy 3 Estuaire from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire Get ready for an unusual ride during an artis-tic journey to discover the natural territory ofthe Loire estuary.Since 2007, 16 artworks have now been thestones of a monument scattered along 60 km:these works make you discover a fascinatingterritory, its heritage and its natural resources.

Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazairefrom June 15th to Sept. 2nd 2012

Suggestion 1: a total immersion into the artistic journey, as close as possible to theartworks, from the bank then on the river.

9.30 am: Departure from the Île de Nantes by coach. Discovery of the Estuaire artworksfrom the south bank of the Loire river: Tren-temoult, Le Pellerin, Paimbœuf, Saint-Brévin(new piece in 2012 visible from June 15th) Crossing of Saint-Nazaire bridgeLunch in Saint-Nazaire 3 pm: Departure of the Estuaire cruise fromSaint-Nazaire to Nantes In Nantes and in Saint-Nazaire, and along the60km of the Loire estuary that links these twocities, Estuaire invites you to a fascinating tripat the heart of art.6 pm: Arrival on the Île de Nantes

Suggestion 2: Estuaire cruise for a trip incontemporary art and a discovery of theAtlantic Coast.

9.30 am: Departure from the landing stage onthe Île de Nantes for the Estuaire cruise.12.30: Arrival at the St-Nazaire submarine baseLunchVisit of Escal Atlantic Unique in Europe, this site is based on someof the most prestigious liners built in Saint-Nazaire: Ile de France (1927), Normandie(1935), France (1962)...and recreates on 3 500 m2

the atmospheres and the excesses of theselegendary great liners. Choose a cabin,breathe up the ocean breeze on the prome-nade deck, immerse into the heat and thesound of the engine room, enjoy a cocktail atthe bar…Discovery of the coastline (La Baule, Côtesauvage, Guérande)Return by coach7.30 pm: arrival in Nantes.—From June 15th to September 2ndSTRENGHTS: Outstanding artworks and landscapes

RATE 52,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying

people), 1 free access to driver – 50,50€ / pro rate

57€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people)

1 free access to driver – 55€ / pro rate

INCLUDED:

The Estuaire cruise (suggestion 1), the right of entry

at Escal’Atlantic (suggestion 2)

The vacation of a professional guide for one day.

Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert and drinks.

NOT INCLUDED:

Transport by coach

Personal expenditures


subject to approval / *** / 140 Km return by coach.

Suggestion 3: Estuaire and the Guérandepeninsula (except summer 2012) ALL BY COACH PACKAGE

9.30 am: Departure from the Île de Nantes.Discovery of the Estuaire artworks from thesouth bank of the Loire river: Trentemoult, LePellerin, Paimbœuf, Saint-Brévin (new piecein 2012 visible from June 15th) Crossing of Saint-Nazaire bridgeLunch in Saint-Nazaire Visit of Escal Atlantic Discovery of the Atlantic Coast (La Baule, Côte Sauvage, Guérande)Direct return to Nantes by coach7.30 pm: Arrival in Nantes—All year longSTRENGTHS: A very complete discovery of the Loire Estuary

and of the contemporary art tour to the Atlantic Coast.

RATE 50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying

people), one free access to driver – 48€ / pro rate

54,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying

people), one free access to driver – 52,50€ / pro rate

INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for one day.

Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert and drinks.

Free access to Escal’Atlantic (suggestion 2)

NOT INCLUDED:

Transport by coach

Personal expenditures


subject to approval / *** / 140 Km return by coach

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VANPACKS

Tour LU. Le lieu unique, Scène nationale de Nantes

GROUPS PACKAGESOther discovery daysNantes harbours a rich and tumultuous history, which successivelymade of the city a port open to the outside world, a spearhead of theshipbuilding industry or an inspiring place for the surrealist artists.To further develop into a theme in particular, these discovery daysoffer to explore the city with an expert guide.

Nantes in the days of shipownersBring back to life the pomps of the XVIIIth century and these wealthytimes in Nantes. The economy of the city was essentially based on theport activities and on trade. Discreetly called « ebony », the trafficking inhuman beings partook of the unprecedented development of the cityand made of Nantes the most important slave-trading port in France.In a privileged fashion, get inside the courtyards of the shipowners’buildings, to the stairs with their stone arch that bear witness to thisprosperous time and find out about the history of these strange mascarons and wrought ironed balconies. The tour ends with TheAbolition of Slavery Memorial Museum, a unique artwork by the internationally renowned artist Krzystof Wodiczko.

Programme :10 am: Nantes History museum, (Château des ducs de Bretagne) witha visit of rooms 11 and 17 dedicated to slave trade.12 am: Lunch on the Feydeau district2 am: Visit of Nantes in the XVIIIth century and of the Abolition of Slavery Memorial Museum. —RATE:

43,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people),

one free access to driver – 41,50€ / pro rate

48€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people),

one free access to driver – 46€ / pro rate

INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for one full day

Free access to the Museum of the castle.

Lunch: a starter, a main dish, a dessert, drinks

NOT INCLUDED:

Transport by coach. Personal expenditures.


subject to approval / *** /

4,5 km on foot during the whole day

opening of the Memorial museum: October 2011

Jules Verne, the city is a novelThe native city of one of the most translated writer in the world stillarouses our imagination and our dreams. Departing point of extra-ordinary trips and destination place of deep-sea expeditions,the cityof Nantes has kept this spirit of curiosity, adventure and of exoticism.

Thanks to this accompanied tour, retrace his childhood « in the maritime movement of a great trading city », discover the places thatinspired him and the heritage he left to our city…notably thanks to themechanical sculptures of les Machines de l’Île.

10 am: les Machines de l’Île (Gallery+ Merry-go-round) + The Great Elephant (optional)12.30: Lunch just next to his birthplace in a Vernian setting.14h: A visit retracing Jules Verne, including the visit of the Jules Vernemuseum.—RATE:





INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for half a day

The right to visit the Machines gallery.


The right to visit the Jules Verne Museum

NOT INCLUDED

Transport by coach.

Personal expenditures.


subject to approval / *** / 4,5 km on foot during the whole day

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Le Quai de la Fosse

Musée Jules Verne

GROUPS PACKAGES

Days starting from Nantes

Bicycle tours starting from NantesAt the crossroads of two of the most beautiful European cyclingroutes, the Vélodyssée (Eurovéloroute 1) and the river Eurovéloroute(Eurovéloroute 6), Nantes is admirably well suited for a discovery ofits natural and cultural heritage by bike.These tours are proposed by Détours de Loire.

1 – The Erdre Valley Ideal for a stroll,in the open air, in summer days. Détours de Loire offers a loop starting from Nantes with the Erdre river as the mainthread. In the heart of the city, away from all kinds of motorized traffic,go into a green valley populated with migratory birds, enriched by asurprising heritage, and forget the hustle and bustle of the city for longenough to enjoy a stroll.

2 – A day on La Loire à Vélo (the Loire river on a bike)The banks of the Loire river between Malakoff and Mauves-sur-Loireoffer an interesting section from Nantes for the ones who want to trythe itinerary of La Loire à Vélo. Détours de Loire offers a loop with aspectacular return ride on the south bank via the Bellevue Bridge andthe Pas Enchantés. After this warm-up, will you take the decision tothrow yourself into this emblematic route.

3 – Bicycle trip in the Sèvre valleyExplore the Chaussée des Moines in Vertou and the relaxing banks ofthe Sèvre Nantaise.Fishing,kayak outing,electric boat and quality foodwill cheer you up during this relaxing bike ride towards the south.

4 – Estuaire by bikeA bike exploration of a selection of 16 artworks of the permanent collection: the Station Prouvé, Les Anneaux by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain on the Île de Nantes, Le Pendule of Roman Signerin Trentemoult and Misconceivable by Erwin Wurm located on theMartinière Canal. The ferry connecting Le Pellerin to Couëron, willlead you to the North bank up the way to Did I miss something byJeppe Hein. This bike ride will also be the opportunity to discover theoutstanding natural and industrial heritage of the Loire estuary.—DURATION day tour (made to measure)

RATE: 14€ bike rental / person

Full day Bike guide: 300€ (19 people max per group)

Other services: lending of bicycle guidebooks, pannier rental, trailer,

bikes are delivered and returned.

Make sure you bring: your picnic lunch, water, a hat,

suntan lotion or something to protect from the rain !

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Misconceivable – Erwin Wurm – Estuaire

Le Pendule – Roman Signer – Estuaire

Oenological tour amongst the vinesClose to the ocean, the vineyard spreads from the banks of the Loireriver down to the North of the Vendée region. Of Italian influence, thearchitecture marks its hilly landscapes, the red colour of the tiles andof the brick contrasts with the deep green of the vines that stretch upto the doors of houses.

9.30 am: Guided tour of ClissonClisson’s fascinating history will make you go back in time up to thevery prosperous medieval days and to the renowned figures who livedin its imposing castle. Discover a whole colour palette coming fromTuscany, laid here and there at the beginning of the XIXth by artistswho were in love with this setting, when they came back from Italy.11.30 am: Visit of a vineyard and wine tastingPrivileged welcome by a vine grower who will share his passion withyou. Discover the vines, the specific vinification methods and thewine warehouses. Your visit will be followed by a wine tasting at thecellar where old casks are standing side by side with old tools. 1 pm: Lunch in the vignoble nantais (Nantes vineyard)3.30 pm: Visit of the Goulaine castleInhabited by the same family for 10 centuries, discover the remarkablyluxurious drawing rooms, the permanent exhibition that retraces thehistory of the Lefèvre-Utile collection, the imposing tropical butterfliesgreenhouse. End your visit with a tasting of the « Marquis de Goulaine »wine.6 pm: Arrival in Nantes – End of tourist facilities—STRENGHTS: The must-have wines of Nantes cuisine

RATE: 46,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people),


or 47,50€ all taxes included (on a basis of 25 paying people)

SUGGESTION Visit of the Parc de la Garenne Lemot + Vineyard museum

INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for 2 hours to visit Clisson

Visit of a vineyard with wine tasting


Guided tour of the Goulaine castle

NOT INCLUDED:

Our suggestions above.

Transport by coach


INFO + access to butterfly cages from April to October

limited / ** / 70 km return by coach

Visit of the Guérande Peninsula and of the Côte d’Amour

9 am: Departure from Nantes by coach with a guide.Between saltwater and iodized water, in the Guérande Peninsula, eve-rything is a matter of balance…Here the rocky and indented coastlinealternates with large fine sandy beaches, of which the La Baule bayremains the most famous one,salt water marsh forming an outstan-ding mosaic, fishing ports, salt-making and thatched cottage villages.12 am: Lunch with a stunning view on the La Baule bay.2 pm: Discovery of the salt water marsh and of the job of paludier(salt-maker).Originally, there was Guérande. Gwen Ran in Breton, meaning thewhite country. Then there were men, for more than a thousand years,they have been shaping the salt water marsh in Guérande to producesalt by simply using the elements of their environment. In the courseof your visit, you’ll discover a saline and the job of paludier (salt-maker)4 pm: Visit of GuérandeYou will enjoy strolling amongst the fortifications of this city of Artand History, preserved in such a nice way, admiring typical houses,the St Michel Gate, its picturesque streets, its collegiate St Aubin…6.30 pm: Arrival in Nantes – End of tourist facilities—STRENGTHS: A delicious mixture between the land and the sea.

RATE: 44€ all taxes included (on the basis of 35 paying people),


50,50€ all taxes included (on the basis of 25 paying people),


SUGGESTION A snack in Guérande to complete your day

INCLUDED:

The vacation of a professional guide for the whole day


Guided visite of a saline

NOT INCLUDED:

Our suggestions above.

Transport by coach



INFO + on demand all year long

limited / * / 175 km return by coach

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Le vignoble

OFFERS FOR INDIVIDUALS

Le Voyage à Nantes in 3 days: a suggestion for a stay

DAy 1

You will go back in time by striding the his-torical parts of the city of Nantes. Each stonetells the tumultuous and fascinating story ofthis city, as much about its connection to Bri-tanny as its opening up to the outside world.The opportunity to visit the cathedral andthe masterpiece confined in it, the Châteaudes ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes ofBritanny) will disclose the secrets of the citythrough its museum with a contemporaryscenography. Continue your visit with thetemporary exhibition and a viewpoint fromthe top of the battlements.Lunch break ? Many typical restaurants arewaiting for you. Strolling in the Bouffay dis-trict: timbered houses, remains of an old Renaissance chimney, belfry with a crown ofangels of the Sainte-Croix Church.A shopping escapade. There is a proper expression for this activity, appreciated by theinhabitants of the city: “to crebillonate”, fromthe name of the street (Crébillon) connectingthe Place Royale to the Place Graslin. Not farfrom there, you’ll be able to continue yourwindow shopping session in the Pommerayepassage, gallery enjoyed by surrealist artistsand filmmakers. In front of the Graslin operaHouse, our suggestion for dinner: La Cigale,Modern Style brasserie registered historicalmonument that offers at any time of the daya XXth century decorum as a lunch setting.

DAy 2

To excite your palate, start this day with theTalensac market. Standing as a true institu-tion in Nantes, this morning and daily mee-ting (except on Mondays) is inevitable. Tastethe local specialties: buckwheat galette withsalted butter, oysters, curé nantais cheese,garden products, greengrocers… A mixture oftastes, of smells and of colourful characters.On saturday mornings, you can also go tothe Petite Hollande market, more popularand focused on world’s products.A few steps away, the Abolition of SlaveryMemorial Museum, a monument unique inthe world built on the waterfront of the Loireriver. Built as a meditative trail, this work ofthe artist Krzysztof Wodiczko touches peo-ple’s conscience and encourages thought. Sail away and meet in Trentemoult thanks tothe Navibus, the Nantes Vaporetto. This for-mer fishing village is a real postcard: colouredfacades, charming alleyways and a fabulousview in the Loire estuary. A gentle way of lifewill gradually reach you as soon as you havelunch in this old open air café called La Civelle.At the edge of the waterfront,confront theinexorable flying of time with Le Pendule, an artwork of the Estuaire tour, signed RomanSigner.

In the afternoon, go back to the north bankfor a new adventure with the Great Elephant,the Machines gallery and the Merry-go-round of the Marine Worlds.Walk along waterfront up to the edge of the Île de Nantes district: heritage of the shipyard industry, artworks, contemporaryarchitectures redesign this changing area.The last building, the Hangar à bananesrehabilitated in various eating places, also offers an exhibition place for contemporary art.

To finish off this day enriched with discove-ries and with maritime emotions in a beauti-ful way, enter le lieu unique. This formerbiscuit factory changed into an atypical artcentre will offer you an eclectic evening in apeculiar atmosphere. Everything is possiblein this multiple place.

DAy 3

Go on a fascinating trip at the heart of art bet-ween Nantes and Saint-Nazaire along the60km of the Loire estuary that connectsthese two cities. This treasure was entrustedto artists who bring this territory to light bycreating contemporary artworks of exceptio-nal magnitude, fun and stunning! In Saint-Nazaire harbour, you can stroll around thisfortification, climb up to the roof to enjoy theview and find the viewpoint on Felice Varini’s artwork or Gilles Clément’s Jardindu Tiers-Paysage. Visit the Life’s exhibition.Stop by at Escal’Atlantic ! Unique in Europe,this site is based on some of the few presti-gious liners built in Saint-Nazaire and that recreates on an area of 3 500 m2 the spaces,the atmospheres, the luxury and the excessesof these legendary steamships and great liners. It gives a perfect illusion and the visitorbecomes a passenger just for the duration ofan imaginary cruise. Atmosphere, atmos-phere: choose your cabin, breathe up theocean breeze on the promenade deck, immerse into the heat and the sound of theengine room, enjoy a cocktail at the bar…To finish off this day,enjoy a quick swimunder the watchful of Monsieur Hulot on themythical beach of Saint-Marc-sur-mer !—Map of the trail : cf p. 4 and 21

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L’Absence – Atelier Van Lieshout – Estuaire


For a family tripIn Nantes,everything is done to offer you anice stay with your family. The quality oflife,the cultural supply and the peculiar at-tractions will suit the parents as well as thechildren.

The Great Elephant and les Machines de l’îleDon’t miss the Elephant that walks aroundthe Île de Nantes and maybe climb up on itsback ? If there is time left, take pleasure in relaxing on the beach where children will beable to play in the sand. Running along thebank converted into grass, it faces the quai dela Fosse. Showers, deckchairs,everything hadbeen done for sunbathing! Marble, once dedicated to shipbuilding has been renovatedinto a solarium (a 1m10 high slatted fenceprotects the area).You can also discover the“Jardin des Voyages” built in an old ship’shold changed into a playground for childrenin the middle of a tropical vegetation (aswing,a zip-line,a beam…)

Château des ducs de BretagneAlso a must-see! Enjoy the museum shopthat is full of good ideas for the whole family!Then enjoy a well-earned rest in the moats ofthe castle where the children will be able toplay, to have a snack or a picnic according tothe time. At the top of the battlements,on theround path, you can admire various view-points on the city. At night, the lighting effect

of the monument will make you believe thatthe Duchess Ann still lives in her apart-ments…

Travel differentlyFor an open air trip on board of a double-decker bus. The ticket will allow you to get onand off the different attractions of the tour asmany times as you want.You can also choosethe “small tourist train” that winds throughthe streets of Nantes.

The Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazairecultural tourIn Nantes, from the Saint-Félix Canal to theedge of the Île de Nantes, you can discoverartworks by day or by nightfall. Created espe-cially for this very location where they wereinstalled, they invite you to discover their en-vironment in a different way: L’ Absence, lo-cated near the school of architecture, is anodd shifting and shapeless mass, going pastthe Manny building, a background noise canbe heard from the facade of the building,when “Buren Rings” (Les Anneaux) are as manydifferent perspectives on the landscapes.

The Jardin des PlantesNot far from the castle and from le lieuunique, facing the train station, admire the Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden), itsbeautiful collections and its greenhouses.Your children will be able to relax there (play-grounds, aviaries...) and enjoy an ice-cream…You will also find an adapted place to changea baby.

Le lieu uniqueThis national stage of Nantes, offers, next tospaces dedicated to creation, a bar and a restaurant, a bookshop, a boutique that sellsobjects made by artists and even a hammam!On the bank of the Saint-Félix Canal, take abreak after the visit of the temporary exhibi-tion located in the Courtyards of the formerLefèvre-Utile biscuit factory.

GreedFinish off your day drinking a mint water atthe brasserie La Cigale where the setting willplease children and adults that are alwaysvery well received.

The Natural History MuseumThe museum offers all year long a culturaland scientific programme for all audiences.Fun and educational activities or guidedtours will help you to discover this zoological,botanical and ethnological collection.

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Les Machines de l’île


For a “quietlytrendy weekend”Boho? Hip? Trendy not to say achingly hip?Nantes cultivates all the adjectives andtakes responsibility for them without feeling guilt in order to stimulate desire…

Night lifeThe Hangar à bananes, located in the modern area of the Île de Nantes is the partyempire in Nantes. Plenty of restaurants, barsor clubs. Each of them cultivating its ownuniverse and taking good care of its decora-tion: from the cosy lounge bar to the fairtrade and alternative café, night birds will ine-vitably find their headquarters.

ShoppingOn some Saturdays, shopping seems to bethe activity favoured by the inhabitants ofNantes. And there’s a lot to do: chic boutiquesor designer store, unaffiliated stores or majorchains, you can’t miss your window-shop-ping in the Pommeraye Passaye or in thestreets of the city centre.

GastronomyIn this category, you also have plenty ofchoice ! Nantes’ geographical location and itsconnection to the world creates explosiveand surprising mixtures of flavours. Whetheryou’re in search of a quiet and small restau-rant for a romantic dinner or of the madnessof a brasserie decorated in an enchantingway, you’ll inevitably find something thattickles your fancy among the Nantes offer…

EscapadeNot far from Nantes, there is a former fishingvillage, preserved and authentic. Join Tren-temoult by Navibus and escape for the day inthe picturesque alleyways of this artisticneighbourhood. Enjoy a break at the terraceof one of the open-air cafe that will make yougrasp the bohemian rhythm at the edge ofthe Loire river.

EvasionLa Galerie des Machines will get you to theVernian madness of this mechanical uni-verse. Delight in the excesses of the Merry-go-round of Marine Worlds, a 27 metre-highmerry-go-round that shows an abysmal andmarine extravaganza on three levels.

Unusual accommodationsThe days in Nantes are unusual from day-break to sunrise and even nights can be unu-sual. The city teems with accommodations tospice up your nights: a small house perchedon the top of chimney that dominates theLoire estuary, a comfortable hamster cage ora room redecorated by contemporary artists.Sleep differently!

The PassThis pass offers free and open access to:– All the sites, monuments and museums in Nantes, (including les Machines de l’Île and the Merry-go-round of Marine Words, the Museum of the Château des ducs de Bre-tagne…)– Guided tours programmed by Nantes Tourisme– The bus and the tourist train– The cruise ride on the Erdre river– The Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire cruise(summer 2012 only) – All the bus, Tramway,Navibus and Buswaylines throughout the duration of the pass (except for the airport shuttle and the TER)VIP extras – Special price on tickets– Priority tickets– Shopping discount– Extras

Public rates on April 1st 2011

(valid until 31 March 2012)

24h 48h 72h

Full fare 20€ 30€ 38€

Family Pass 52€ 77€ 96€

(2 adults + 2 children)

Commission: 15%

Nantes Tour BusTake French leave in the streets of Nantes andreach for the sky in this double-decker busthat enables you to discover unique viewpoints on the city. Like a rock-star withearphones for an audio guide in several languages, choose freedom! Thanks to theone-day ticket, you can freely get on and offone of the 12 stops and take the opportunity totour around the neighbourhood on foot.Great, isn’t it ?—From April to October

Duration: 1h10

(French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese)

NB: The « Nantes Tour » is included to the Pass

Adult fares: 14€/pers.

Commission

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VANPASS

Villa Cheminée – Tatzu Nishi – Estuaire

Bât. Manny

Espace d’exposition – Hangar à bananes


Cycle rideAll the cycle rides (cf p.12), the Erdre Valley, Loire on a Bike, SèvreValley and Estuaire are also available for individuals.—

Day rate: 14€ including the rental of the bike and the itinerary.

Other additionnal services:

Sale of bicycle tourguides, travel guidance,

free left luggage lockers, renting of specific material

(panniers,trailer, third wheel…) delivery and return of the bicycle,

cycling guide for the day.

Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire tripAn unusual journey to explore a fascinating territory!Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire is building up an open air collectionof artworks: each creation, signed by an internationally renowned artistleads you to an atypical place or to a remarkable site of the estuary.Since 2007, 16 artworks have now been the stones of a monumentscattered along 60 km: a « chimney villa », perched 15 meters high, a7 metre-high clock set on an old concrete batching plant, a starry garden, a 40 m-long snake, a nymph who took residence in the waters of the Saint-Felix Canal, a garden based on the roof of a submarine base, a soft-looking boat, an observatory and a path rightin the middle of the marsh, the now famous « Buren’s Rings » inNantes harbour…As many works that make you discover a fascinatingterritory, its heritage and its natural resources.

A half-day journeyDeparture/Arrival at the Hangar à bananesTrentemoult – Le Pellerin – via le bac, Couëron – Indre routeMore: Manny building – L’Absence

A one-day journeyDeparture/Arrival at the Hangar à bananesTrentemoult – Le Pellerin – Paimbœuf – via Pont Saint-Nazairebridge route, lunch on your own in Saint-Nazaire (harbour) – the Base– Lavau-sur-Loire – CordemaisReturn in Nantes.—Minibus 8 people

Return fare (on the basis of 6 paying people) :

65€/pers. half-day, 94€/pers. 1 day

French/English

Suggestions: Escal’Atlantic (Saint-Nazaire) and/or crêpes break (Lavau-sur-Loire)

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L’Observatoire – T. Kawamata – Estuaire


A Stopover in the land of MuscadetWith 11500 ha, the Muscadet vineyard is the mostimportant wine growing yard of the Loire Valley.Nantes, located between the Loire river and theocean, is the capital of the greatest single-varietalwhite wine vineyard in the world.

2 pm: Departure from Nantes with a guide2.30 pm: Discovery of the vineyard.At the crossroads of Britanny and Vendée, of the oceanand of the Loire river, nature reconciles harshness andsoftness. The wines of Nantes are flourishing there, revealing a fresh and light character. All through theseasons, the vineyard offers attractive variations. Thevineyards and the heritage accounts compose a mosaic to be enjoyed with the eyes and with the palate.4 pm: visit of a vineyard and wine tasting

Located along the Maine river, you will visit a famousvineyard that possesses a 15th century tower, the lastremnant of the old Feudal castle. This castle producesout of the oldest vines of the Nantes vineyard and offerssome of the best Grand Cru; so many assets for thiscastle where you will finish off your visit with a winetasting.—STRENGHTS:

the vineyard located 20 minutes away from the city centre

RATE: 48€

INCLUDED:

– Transport in minibus (8 people)

– Guide-driver French/English

– Wine tasting at the vineyard

Folle Journée staysFolle Journée de Nantes from 1st-5th February 2012“Russian music from 1860 to nowadays” – 18th edition of La Folle Journéede Nantes, first classical music festival in Europe.

The internationally renowned musicians and orchestras will be in Nantesfor brilliant performances of the great Russian composers. 280 concerts,1500 enthusiastic musicians in direct contact with the audience!

Guaranteed quota of seats via our exclusive packaged offers :including:– 2 nights in a 2**, 3***, or 4**** hotel in the heart of the city + breakfasts and visitor’s taxs– 4 concerts among René Martin’s selection (creator & artistic director of La Folle Journée) – 1 Pass Nantes 48 Hours: free access to public transports and visit of the city (Château des Ducs de Bretagne...)– Ticketing fees—

From 310€*/pers.on the basis of one half double

Doesn’t include : Meals, Transport

The availability of a tour guide and/or a guide

non commissionable fare, subject to modification according to the available accommodation

at the time of the quotation (2, 3 ou 4*)

NB: The reservations for the concerts will open three weeks before the beginning of the fes-

tival. We cannot announce the final concerts before that very date.

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Le vignoble

USEFUL INFORMATION

AccommodationNantes’ populated area has over 120 hotels,somore than 7 200 hotel rooms, from smalldistinctive hotels to international hotel chains.Nantes has also been aware of the growingnumber of guest rooms, residential hotelsand authentic and comfortable bed andbreakfasts.Furthermore, all the hotels in Nantes have re-solutely committed to a sustainable develop-ment policy. It is an ambitious goal: 100 % ofthe hotels located in Nantes with a greenlabel in 2012.

The accommodation guide is downloadable on our website:www.nantes-tourisme.comNantes.Tourisme is able to handle your accommodation in Nantes: for the businessand amenity groups,contact our reservationservice. (cf. p.22)

Opening of the Radisson Blu Nanteshotel: October 2012A novelty and an event because this is thefirst time in Europe that a former Courtyardwill be transformed into an international 4-star hotel.The Radisson Blu Nantes hotel will meet ups-cale customer expectations with:– 142 rooms of which 20 are suites.– an around 200 m² restaurant set in the former Assizes Court trial room.– spacious lobby in the waiting room, a barand a banquet hall will complete these spaces.– a 219 m² spa-fitness room– a 350 m² cultural space on the ground floor,

fronting on the plaza, with an art contempo-rary event programme.– committee rooms that will also beable toreceive business groups and seminars.

Unusual accommodationsNantes also offers a particularly extensiverange of unusual accommodations: Choosea universe that matches with your persona-lity, from the wisest to the craziest!The apartments “a place on your own” (UnCoin chez soi) are created around particularthemes such as: Captain Némo’s shed, greed,childhood memories, playtime, a villaconceived for a hamster… With Estuaire,these rooms are designed by artists that willtake you to discover the estuary: the VillaCheminée by the artist Tatzu Nishi confrontsthe iron castle that is the thermal power plantin Cordemais and offers an outstanding viewon the Loire river while in the Pé castle inSaint-Jean-de-Boiseau, six bedrooms en-trusted to six artist couples who will opentheir universe to you. Still in Nantes, find theplace you long for between a houseboatalong the Erdre river, a transformed works-hop, or an unconventional flat in the mostbeautiful gallery in Nantes that is the Pom-meraye passage. Information with our departments (cf p.22)

FoodContrary to many other great French cities,Nantes cuisine is not typically characterizedthrough emblematic recipes.Of course, we will always have a respectfulthought for Clémence Lefeuvre and herwhite butter sauce and we will always treatourselves to a good Gâteau Nantais… but thecuisine “à la nantaise” is something else.Our cuisine is characterized by a singularspirit linked to its history, its geographical location and the figures that had an impacton it. This spirit is the one of the opening tothe world, of multiculturalism, of curiosity, oftravelling… This is without a doubt becauseNantes is at a crossroads between the sea andthe land, between the sweet and the savoury,the world of plants and the world of animals,between Britanny, Vendée and the Loire river.And also because Nantes, with its port tradi-tion, has been enriched by the flavours of theworld that the explorers and the navigators

have brought back over the centuries.Above all, the cuisine in Nantes remains atthe service of the local product because it isplentiful in its variety and in its quality. So,many chefs in Nantes serve this deliciousmaterial to sublimate it, to put it together, toassociate it and in that way to renew everydaya culinary repertoire always moving, but thatnever forgets the main thing which is taste.

Things to know:

The savoury flavours of the Pays Nantais:Vegetables (lamb’s lettuce, carrots, leeks..)Seafood (crabs, scampis, oysters, mussels…)Fish (sardine, sea bass…) fish from the Loireriver (pike, pike perch, eel, elver…)Cheese (curé nantais, mâchecoulais..)

The sweet flavours of the Pays Nantais:BN or LU biscuits,berlingot sweets,rigolettesand caramels with salty butter, fouace andGâteau Nantais, chocolate, nantillais…

The Muscadet sur LieAt the beginning of the century,our wine ma-kers were used to keeping the best barrel of thecrop to celebrate the important family events.Stored without racking, this “wedding barrel”gave the wine a special character: they weremore refreshing in the mouth and their bou-quet was more structured. The Muscadet « surLie » wines were just born. This is all about anatural technique, unique in the world.

For more specific request, we can advise youwith our choice of restaurants famous fortheir cuisine, for their hospitality and theirsetting.

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Brasserie La Cigale

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VANINFO

USEFUL INFORMATION:

Urban transports for the individualsThe Nantes Pass is your transport ticket on the entire public transport network ofthe populated area of Nantes.It does not require any extra ticket.

The airport shuttleThe airport shuttle directly connects the Nantes Atlantique international airport tothe train station in only 20 minutes and 25 minutes for the city centre.From Mondays to Saturdays from 5.30 am to 11.15 pm, a shuttle is availableevery 30 minutes, departing from the airport (in front of Hall 1) and from the citycentre (stops at Commerce, Cité des Congrès, Gare SNCF)On Mondays and public holidays, from 6.15 am to 11.15 pm, a shuttle is availableevery hour. The airport shuttle runs all year round except on the first of May andhas a connection with the entire Tramway network and with the Busway.7 euros

Group drop-off and pick-up area

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AtELiEr VAN LiEshout“L’absence”Nantes, parvis de l’ENsAN

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ANGELA BuLLoCh“zebra crossing”roLF juLius“Air”Île de Nantes,bâtiment manny

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FrANçoismorELLEt“De temps en temps”Île de Nantes,bât. harmonie Atlantique

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romAN siGNEr“Le pendule”rEzé / trentemoult

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jimmiE DurhAm“serpentine rouge”indre

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jEPPE hEiN“Did i miss something ?”Couëron

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ErwiN wurm“misconceivable”Le Pellerin,Canal de la martinière

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tAtzu Nishi“Villa cheminée”Bouée / Cordemais

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tADAshi kAwAmAtA“L’observatoire”Lavau-sur-Loire

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kiNyA mAruyAmA“Le jardin étoilé”Paimbœuf

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FELiCE VAriNi“suite de triangles,saint-Nazaire 2007”saint-Nazaire

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You’re looking for a new destination to plan ? You would like to set up a tour in Nantes ?

Our advisors will invite you to take advantage of their broad knowledge of the local supply and are at your disposal to help you in the organization of your stay in Nantes.

General terms of saleNantes.TourismeImmatriculation n° IM044100025Terms of sale sent by post on request (Commercial departement, 1-3 rue Crucy BP 92211 44022 Nantes cedex 1) or www.nantes-tourisme.com

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Les Machines de l’île réalisation : Le Voyage à Nantes – Graphisme : Anima Productions.Photos : ©j.D. Billaud / Nautilus sauf : p6 : ©P. Bassen et ©Agence rouleau (artistes : k. wodiczko et j. Bonder), p7 : ©F. Delarozière,

p10 : A. Delaporte (architecte j.m. Lépinay), p13 : ©P. Gérard, office de tourisme de La Baule, p17 : G. maccarinelli, p19 : Architecte DtACC, Argentique & Numéric, p21 : ©G. maccarinelli, ©s. Bellanger, ©s. Chalmeau

All about the destination, your professional web portaland online reservation services (accommodation,stay, food service, tickets sale, information,…): www.nantes-tourisme.com

Coming to Nantes

By train / TGVWithin 2 hours from Paris in TGV from Paris Montparnasse train stationWithin 4 hours from Lille and BordeauxWithin 4 hours 30 from LyonWithin 5 hours 10 from Strasbourgwww.voyages-sncf.com—The tramway (line 1) located at the northernexit of the train station will enable you to jointhe town centre. South exit, pedestrian access to the Cité Internationale des Congrès.Nantes-Atlantique airport:first international airport of the western region with more than 100 direct destina-tions, regular, holidays and weekends.www.nantes.aeroport.fr “Atterrir à Nantes”

Recommendation: at your arrival, take theairport shuttle that will take you to the heartof the city.

By carA11 from Paris via Le Mans-AngersA83 from BordeauxRN 165 from BrestRN 137 from RennesAs soon as you arrive by car, park your car inone of the Parkings Relais (P+R) and take advantage of the tramway and of the busway.Paid parkings are also available in the citycentre on: www.nge-nantes.fr“situation des parkings” section

The destination in some figures:– Nearly 2,7 million tourists in Nantes en 2010, about20% of which are from foreign countries in summer– An international airport transporting almost 3 million passengers– 110 direct flights,40 of which are regular– 7 200 accommodation rooms– 283 000 visitors at Les Machines de l’Île in 2010– More than one million visitors at the Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Britanny)– European green capital in 2013

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A new cultural tour, the « must-sees » of urban tourism.All the effervescent nature of a curiousand unusual city in one single offer:www.levoyageanantes.frLe Voyage à Nantes est une société Publique Locale financée par Nantes métropole, la Ville de Nantes, la région des Pays de la Loire, le Département de Loire-Atlantique,la Ville de saint-Nazaire, les Communautés de communes Coeur d’Estuaire, Loire et sillon, et sud Estuaire, et les partenaires économiques et institutionnels du territoire.

catalogue for professionals groups and individuals nantes tourisme le voyage a nantes

Documents

nantes museum of thehistory

water sprite

canal saintflix

timbered houses

old renaissance chimney

unusual sightthanks

medieval district

lu tower